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Where does “-τρον” come from?

-τρον (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

-τρον (Ancient Greek): Forms instrument nouns

Definitions

  1. Forms instrument nouns

Ancestry of “-τρον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
2Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
3Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “-τρον”

  • m
  • diameter
  • theatre
  • theater
  • geometry
  • symmetry
  • meter
  • metric
  • ms
  • geometric
  • thermometer
  • symmetric
  • metre
  • asymmetric
  • asymmetry
  • spectrometry
  • barometer
  • sceptre
  • volumetric
  • spectrometer
  • galvanometer
  • amphitheatre
  • positron
  • millimeter
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